Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east, 17 July 1996
Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east (see all photos of the same view)
Sandy Lane is just out of shot at the bottom of the picture, Marsh Lane bridge is in the middle with Marsh Farm bridge beyond it.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
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